Abstract
Traumatic brain injury is one of the leading causes for cognitive-linguistic impairments in individuals. Considering cerebral lateralization, the type of communication impairments does depend on the hemisphere that is damaged. The current study reports about a 26-year-old female who has underwent right fronto-temporo-parietal (FTP) craniotomy and evacuation of acute subdural hematoma, followed by left FTP decompressive craniotomy and conservative evacuation of the left temporal contusion. A detailed assessment focussing on the linguistic, cognitive, and speech skills were done using formal and informal measures. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol. 21 No. 02 April’22 Page : 422-425
Highlights
The human brain is a complex organ consisting of two distinct hemispheres - right and left
Language disturbances post traumatic brain injury (TBI) revolves around cognitive-communication deficits; while right hemisphere brain damage (RHBD) predominantly takes a toll on conversational and narrative abilities.[1]
The communication deficits that are highly pronounced in individuals with an acquired brain damage, can occur in isolated conditions such as TBI and RHBD.[1]
Summary
The human brain is a complex organ consisting of two distinct hemispheres - right and left. The holistic right hemisphere controls the nonverbal and spatial skills; while the analytical left hemisphere regulates speech and language skills The latter of which coordinates functions between its four lobes, all of which having distinct capacities. A multilingual (Tulu, Kannada and English speaking) 26-year-old female (XYZ) presented with a complaint of limited speech output. She is a known case of right fronto-temporo-parietal (FTP) acute. Based on the formal and informal tests (as mentioned in Table 1) done on XYZ, table 2 does portray the assessed linguistic (primary and secondary) skills, the type of task administered, and the corresponding responses generated
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